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metanephros
[ met-uh-nef-ros ]
noun
, Embryology.
, plural met·a·neph·roi [met-, uh, -, nef, -roi].
- one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
metanephros
/ ˌmɛtəˈnɛfrɒs /
noun
- the last-formed posterior part of the embryonic kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals, which remains functional in the adult See also pronephros mesonephros
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Other Words From
- meta·nephric adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metanephros1
1875–80; < New Latin < Greek meta- meta- + nephrós kidney
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metanephros1
C19: New Latin, from meta- + Greek nephros kidney
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Example Sentences
The differentiation of a posterior section of the mesonephros into a special gland foreshadowing the metanephros of the Amniota.
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The ureter which carries off the secretion of the kidney proper or metanephros.
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The mode of development of the metanephros has as yet only been satisfactorily elucidated in the Chick (Sedgwick, No. 549).
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